The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Oct. 22 that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested five men on Oct. 21 in its latest 'Worst of the Worst' round, describing them, in the department's words, as people convicted of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, trafficking in amphetamines, drug trafficking, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and robbery, according to the DHS release carried by EIN Presswire and summarised by INUS News.
Source: DHS via EIN Presswire
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in the release: 'Every day, the patriots of ICE are going after criminal illegal aliens. Yesterday, ICE arrested alien traffickers, drug traffickers, robbers, and other public safety threats from our communities.' DHS directed readers to its WOW.DHS.gov page for more cases it highlights.
Source: INUS News
The five cases DHS listed
DHS listed Jose Esteban Nunez-Ortega, a Mexican national, in Tucson, Arizona, saying he was convicted of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and had five convictions for illegal re-entry; Aldo Casares, a Mexican national, in Auburndale, Florida, saying he was convicted of trafficking in amphetamines; and Ivan Padilla-Carrillo, a Mexican national, in Yreka, California, saying he was convicted of drug trafficking.
DHS also listed Juan Jose Jurado-Gonzalez, a Mexican national, in Richmond, Virginia, saying he was convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine; and Abdul Lopez-Lujan, a Panamanian national, in Brooklyn, New York, saying he was convicted of robbery. These conviction details are DHS's account in its release; the release gave no court docket numbers, conviction dates or sentencing information.
INUS News notes the Oct. 22 announcement does not state whether any of the five has been placed in immigration detention, received a final removal order or been removed from the United States. An ICE arrest is a separate step from detention, immigration-court proceedings and a completed removal.
DHS announced five ICE arrests made on Oct. 21, linked to Tucson, Auburndale, Yreka, Richmond and Brooklyn. DHS has not said in this release that any of the five has been deported.